Recount is a text which retells the
readers about past experience or past event. The purpose of this text is both
to retell the readers about past experience or past event and to entertain the
audience. Recount is also used to inform by retelling someone’s experiences and
achievements in the past (Biography). There is no complication among the
participants and that differentiates from narrative.

Contoh Recount

Making A Gigantic Kite

That day was our national holiday since it is National
Education day. I had panned to finish my giant kite. My dad and I had been
spending three whole weeks preparing it. It was early in the morning, when we
still had our toast in our hands, my dad and I walked to the garage where we
kept our giant kite.

There was a very big proud in my heart when I saw my father
holding the frame. It looked so though in its size, as big as my car roof. I believed
that my father would spend another amount of money to buy the string for this
kite.

As my father put it on the floor, my father started measuring
and started cutting the cloth. We didn’t use paper for this kind of kite;
instead we use a very light cloth. My father gave me order to help him.

I could wait the time to fly it among other contestant on
Kuta beach the following week. I believed we would not have stopped finishing
my kite if only my mother had not screamed that our lunch was ready.

It
was such an unforgettable experience in my life to make the most gigantic kite
we have ever made.

Analisa
:

Orientation
: Paragraf pertama, (That day was our national I …)

Events
: Paragraf ke dua, ke tiga, dan keempat.

Reorientation
: Paragraf ke lima (terakhir)

My Adolescence

I had my adolescence when I was
thirteen when I was in the third grade of Junior High School.

It started with some acne appeared on
my face. It was such an annoying experience I haven’t experienced before. It made
my self-esteem down and I was embarrassed to come out of my house and to meet
some friends.

Fortunately, my Mum gave me a good
medicine. In three weeks, the acnes started to vanish although those left some
black spots in my face.

That was my bad experience with
adolescence, even though there were still a lot of good experiences too.

Bad Shopping Experience

Last month, i had a bad experience
when I did shopping because the shopkeeper made a mistake. However, the
security officer of the shop really made me feel embarrassed because he accused
me of stealing the blue jeans.

That was on Sunday morning. I went to clothing
shop with my friends. I chose a pair of rip blue jeans to buy and paid for them
at the cashier. Unfortunately, the shopkeeper was so careless. She forgot to
take the censor clip on the rip blue jeans I had chosen. So, when I left the
shop, the detector beeped loudly. The security officer shouted at me, “Hey,
you…! Stop!!” Then, he took me to the
manager’s room.

After examining, the security officer
and the manager realized that it was not my fault at all. They said they were
very sorry about what had happened. Finally, the manager asked me to take one
piece of clothing for free as a consequence of what the shopkeeper had done
before.